Privacy policy

We are very pleased about your interest in CloudCardGrading. Data protection is of particularly high importance to us, the following publisher of this website: CloudCardGrading GmbH.

In general, the CloudCardGrading website can be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services offered by our company via our website, it may become necessary to process personal data.

If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to CloudCardGrading GmbH. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

As the controller, CloudCardGrading GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

Definitions

The privacy policy of CloudCardGrading GmbH is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for both the public and our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:

1) Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

2) Data subject

Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

3) Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

4) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

5) Profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of using personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

6) Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures ensuring that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

7) Controller

Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

8) Processor

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

9) Recipient

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to which personal data is disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law are not regarded as recipients.

10) Third party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

11) Consent

Consent means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

Name and address of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union, and other provisions related to data protection law is:

CloudCardGrading GmbH,
represented by the managing directors:
Lukas Sonntag and Maurice Rohwer
Memellandstraße 2
24537 Neumünster
Germany

Email: contact@cloudcardgrading.com
Website: https://cloudcardgrading.com/

Cookies

The website of CloudCardGrading GmbH uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers containing other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, CloudCardGrading GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

A cookie can be used to optimize the information and offers on our website in the interest of the user. As mentioned, cookies allow us to recognize users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data every time they visit the website, because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

We also use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of users' surfing behavior.

In this way, the following data can be transmitted:

  • Frequency of page views
  • Search terms entered
  • Use of website functions

The data of users collected in this way is pseudonymized through technical measures. It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to the user accessing the site. The data is not stored together with other personal data of the users.

When our website is accessed, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and their consent to the processing of personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, reference is also made to this privacy policy.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, provided the user has given their consent in this regard.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used, and can thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

Collection of general data and information

The website of CloudCardGrading GmbH collects a series of general data and information whenever the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server's log files. The following may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information used to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, CloudCardGrading GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the content of our website, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertising, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber-attack.

This anonymously collected data and information is therefore statistically evaluated by CloudCardGrading GmbH, and further with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, in order to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

In addition, provided the users concerned have given their express permission and in compliance with applicable data protection regulations, the following personal data is also collected:

  • First and last names of users
  • IP address of users
  • Email address of users
  • Information on place of residence (postal code, etc.)

The processing of personal data is based on our legitimate interest in fulfilling our contractually agreed services and optimizing our online offering.

You can also visit this website without providing any information about yourself. However, to improve our online offering, we store your access data to this website (without personal reference). This access data includes, for example, the file you requested or the name of your internet provider. Due to the anonymization of the data, conclusions about your person are not possible.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use encryption methods that correspond to the current state of the art (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.

Newsletter subscription

With the following notes, we inform you about the content of our newsletter as well as the registration, dispatch, and statistical evaluation procedures, and your rights of objection. By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to receive it and to the procedures described.

Content of the newsletter: We send newsletters, emails, and other electronic notifications with promotional information (hereinafter "newsletter") only with the recipient's consent or a legal permission. If the content of the newsletter is specifically described within the scope of a registration, it is decisive for the users' consent. Otherwise, our newsletters contain information about our products, offers, promotions, and our company.

Double opt-in and logging: Registration for our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registering, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to ensure that no one can register with someone else's email address. Newsletter registrations are logged in order to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes storing the registration and confirmation times, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the dispatch service provider are also logged.

Dispatch service provider: The newsletter is sent using "MailChimp," a newsletter dispatch platform of the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. You can view the dispatch service provider's privacy policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/. The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a MailChimp is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection standards (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG&status=Active).

To the extent we use a dispatch service provider, the dispatch service provider may, according to its own information, use this data in pseudonymous form, i.e. without assignment to a user, to optimize or improve its own services, e.g. for the technical optimization of dispatch and the presentation of the newsletters, or for statistical purposes to determine which countries the recipients come from. However, the dispatch service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them itself or to pass it on to third parties.

Registration data: To subscribe to the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your email address. Optionally, we ask you to provide a name for personal address in the newsletter.

Success measurement: The newsletters contain a so-called "web beacon," i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from our server, or from the server of our dispatch service provider if we use one, when the newsletter is opened. As part of this retrieval, technical information such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of retrieval, is initially collected. This information is used for the technical improvement of the services based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behavior based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or access times. The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened, and which links are clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be attributed to individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our intention nor, if used, that of the dispatch service provider, to observe individual users. Rather, the evaluations serve us to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.

Germany: The dispatch of the newsletter and the success measurement take place on the basis of the recipients' consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a), Art. 7 GDPR in conjunction with Section 7(2) No. 3 of the German Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG), or on the basis of the legal permission pursuant to Section 7(3) UWG.

The logging of the registration process is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and serves as proof of consent to receive the newsletter.

Newsletter recipients can cancel receipt of our newsletter at any time, i.e. revoke their consent. A link to cancel the newsletter can be found at the end of every newsletter. This also cancels their consent to the success measurement at the same time. Unfortunately, a separate revocation of the success measurement is not possible; in this case, the entire newsletter subscription must be canceled. Upon unsubscribing from the newsletter, the personal data will be deleted, unless its retention is legally required or justified, in which case its processing will be limited to these exceptional purposes. In particular, we may store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests, before deleting them for newsletter dispatch purposes, in order to be able to prove previously given consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual deletion request is possible at any time, provided the former existence of consent is confirmed at the same time.

Registration on our website

The data subject has the option to register on the website of the controller by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller in this regard is determined by the respective input form used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, for example a parcel delivery service, which likewise uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.

Registration on the controller's website also stores the IP address assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject, as well as the date and time of registration. This data is stored against the background that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services, and this data enables us, if necessary, to clarify criminal offenses committed. To this extent, the storage of this data is necessary to safeguard the controller. This data is generally not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the disclosure serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The voluntary registration of the data subject, providing personal data, serves the controller's purpose of offering the data subject content or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided at registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the controller's database.

The controller will provide information at any time upon request to any data subject about which personal data is stored about them. Furthermore, the controller will correct or delete personal data at the request or with the notification of the data subject, provided this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. All employees of the controller are available to the data subject as contact persons in this regard.

Contact option via the website

Due to legal regulations, the website of CloudCardGrading GmbH contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the controller is stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as provided for by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements. In any case, personal data is deleted after a maximum period of: 2 years

Rights of the data subject

1) Right of confirmation

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

2) Right of access

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain free information from the controller at any time about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

  • the purposes of the processing
  • the categories of personal data being processed
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
  • the existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, or restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
  • the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • where the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about their source
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR, and — at least in these cases — meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

The data subject also has the right to be informed whether personal data has been transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

3) Right to rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to demand the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of the processing, including by means of a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

4) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, if one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
  • The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
  • The erasure of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to arrange for the deletion of personal data stored by CloudCardGrading GmbH, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of CloudCardGrading GmbH will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately. Where CloudCardGrading GmbH has made the personal data public and is obliged as controller pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, CloudCardGrading GmbH, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, will take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such other controllers of any links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The employee of CloudCardGrading GmbH will arrange the necessary action in individual cases.

5) Right to restriction of processing

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller a restriction of processing where one of the following conditions applies:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data, and requests the restriction of their use instead.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR pending verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions applies and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by CloudCardGrading GmbH, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of CloudCardGrading GmbH will arrange for the restriction of processing.

6) Right to data portability

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive personal data concerning them, which was provided to a controller by the data subject, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, provided the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, insofar as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of CloudCardGrading GmbH at any time.

7) Right to object

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. In the event of an objection, CloudCardGrading GmbH will no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. If CloudCardGrading GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling to the extent it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to CloudCardGrading GmbH regarding the processing for direct marketing purposes, CloudCardGrading GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them carried out by CloudCardGrading GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of CloudCardGrading GmbH or another employee directly. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

8) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, as long as the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject's explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, CloudCardGrading GmbH will implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated decisions, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

9) Right to withdraw data protection consent

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (hereinafter "Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, however, your IP address is first shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

The purposes of the data processing lie in the evaluation of website usage and the compilation of reports on website activities. Further related services are then to be provided on the basis of the use of the website and the internet. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator.

You can prevent the storage of cookies through a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Browser add-on for disabling Google Analytics.

In addition to, or as an alternative to, the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking this link. This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This prevents Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Use of libraries (web fonts)

To display our content correctly and graphically appealingly across browsers, we use libraries and font libraries on this website, such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google Web Fonts are transferred to your browser's cache to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google Web Fonts or prevents access, content will be displayed in a standard font.

Accessing libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. In this context, it is theoretically possible — although currently also unclear whether and, if so, for what purposes — that operators of such libraries collect data.

The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Payment method

1) PayPal

The controller has integrated PayPal components on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which represent virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not hold a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an email address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal enables online payments to be triggered to third parties or payments to be received. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services.

The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

If the data subject selects "PayPal" as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data subject's data will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal is generally first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number, or other data necessary for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order is also necessary to process the purchase contract.

The purpose of the data transmission is payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular where there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the controller may be transmitted by PayPal to credit agencies. This transmission serves the purpose of identity and creditworthiness checks.

PayPal may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on its behalf.

The data subject has the option to revoke their consent to the handling of personal data at any time with PayPal. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used, or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

The applicable data protection provisions of PayPal can be accessed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

2) Sofortüberweisung

The controller has integrated Sofortüberweisung components on this website. Sofortüberweisung is a payment service that enables cashless payment for products and services on the internet. Sofortüberweisung represents a technical procedure by which the online retailer immediately receives a payment confirmation. This enables a retailer to deliver goods, services, or downloads to the customer immediately after the order.

The operating company of Sofortüberweisung is SOFORT GmbH, Fußbergstraße 1, 82131 Gauting, Germany.

If the data subject selects "Sofortüberweisung" as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data subject's data will be automatically transmitted to Sofortüberweisung. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.

When processing a purchase via Sofortüberweisung, the buyer transmits the PIN and TAN to Sofort GmbH. Sofortüberweisung then, after a technical check of the account balance and retrieval of further data to check the account cover, executes a transfer to the online retailer. The execution of the financial transaction is then automatically communicated to the online retailer.

The personal data exchanged with Sofortüberweisung is first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number, or other data necessary for payment processing. The purpose of the data transmission is payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will also transmit other personal data to Sofortüberweisung where there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between Sofortüberweisung and the controller may be transmitted by Sofortüberweisung to credit agencies. This transmission serves the purpose of identity and creditworthiness checks.

Sofortüberweisung may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on its behalf.

The data subject has the option to revoke their consent to the handling of personal data at any time with Sofortüberweisung. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used, or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

The applicable data protection provisions of Sofortüberweisung can be accessed at https://www.sofort.com/ger-DE/datenschutzerklaerung-sofort-gmbh/.

Google AdWords

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you reached our website via an ad placed by Google, a cookie will be set on your computer by Google AdWords. The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.

If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can decline the necessary setting of a cookie — for example, via a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies, or by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain "googleleadservices.com."

Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish for measurement data to be recorded. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.

Google Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. The function is used to present website visitors with interest-based advertisements within the Google advertising network. A so-called "cookie" is stored in the browser of the website visitor, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when they visit websites that belong to Google's advertising network. On these pages, the visitor may be presented with advertisements relating to content that the visitor has previously viewed on websites that use Google's remarketing function.

According to its own information, Google does not collect any personal data during this process. If you nevertheless do not wish to use Google's remarketing function, you can generally deactivate it by making the corresponding settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the network advertising initiative by following the instructions at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Legal basis for the processing

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries concerning our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance details, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the above legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are permitted in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator, who took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (recital 47, sentence 2 of the GDPR).

Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

Duration for which the personal data is stored

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract.

Statutory or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). It may sometimes be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us, in order to conclude a contract. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. A failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee informs the data subject, on a case-by-case basis, whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract, or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of failure to provide the personal data would be.

Amendment of the privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements, or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply on your next visit.

Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we refrain from automatic decision-making or profiling.

Timeliness and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and is dated 11.02.2024.

To ensure that our privacy policy always complies with current legal requirements, we reserve the right to make changes at any time. This also applies if the privacy policy needs to be adapted due to new or revised services, for example new services offered. The new privacy policy will then apply on your next visit to our website.

Our privacy policy is available to you on our website at any time for viewing and printing.

Complaints and warnings

Should you feel that your rights have been violated or that you have otherwise been disadvantaged, please inform us directly. You will then receive a personal, individual response. As part of your duty to mitigate damages, we point out that costs of a lawyer engaged extrajudicially by you, without prior contact with us, will not be reimbursed by us. We expressly do not wish for you to engage a lawyer to issue a cease-and-desist request and/or to submit a contractual penalty declaration. A presumed intent on our part to the contrary cannot therefore be assumed.